Measuring sugar server



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MEASURING SUGAR SERVER William Croft, Naperville, Ill.

Application April 13, 1932, Serial No. 605,037

1 Claim. (01. 221-98) This invention relates to a sugar server and hasfor an object to provide an improved sugar server especially useful onthe table.

A further object of this invention is to provide an-improved sugarserver which will automatically dispense the sugar in measured amounts,preferably teaspoonful amounts, so that the user may measure out a.desired amount of sugar into the article of food that he is consumingwithout the necessity of using a spoon, thus, if he desires oneteaspoonful of sugar he has only to tilt the sugar server one time untilthe spout is empty, while if he desires two or three teaspoonfuls ofsugar he will tilt the server a corresponding numbar of times, emptyingit into the food between each tilt.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide an improved sugarserver which will be both useful and decorative when placed on thetable.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a sugar serverwhich may be easily refilled for continued use. I

With the foregoing and other objects in view, as will hereinafter becomeapparent, this invention comprises the constructions, combinations andarrangements of parts, hereinafter set forth, disclosed and shown on theaccompanying drawing. In this drawing.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the sugar server partly broken away toshow the dispensing device,

Figure 2 is an end view of same, and Figure 3 is a top plan view ofsame. There is shown at 10 the. sugar server constituting thisinvention, which rests on the base 11 and has a sealed cover 12 with ahandle knob 13 at the center thereof for removing the same in order torefill the sugar server. Projecting from one side thereof is a measuringsugar dispensing nozzle 14 resting on the decorative and supporting base15 projecting from the side 16 of the sugar server. i

The nozzle 14 communicates with the inside of the sugar server bowl 16by an opening 17, through which the sugar 18 may pass into the nozzle14. The opening 17 leads to a measure 18' which has a bafile 19 risingtherein. The measure 18 communicates with a passage 20 through thereservoir 21 which in turn leads to the'dispensing passage 22.

In operation, the sugar 18 passes through the opening 1'1 when the bowl16 is tilted, and fills the measure 18' until the battle 19 prevents anymore sugar from flowing into the measure. This measure 18' may be madeto contain any desired amount, preferably a single teaspoonful. Then asthe server is tilted back to a level position the sugar 18 will continuedown the passage 20 in front of the baflle 19 and fall into thereservoir 21. Of course, some of the sugar in the measure 18' will bedeflected by the baille 19 back throlwh the opening 17, but this willalways be the same amount, the measure 18 being so sized that just thedesired amount will pass into the reservoir 21.

Then, when it is desired to put a teaspoonful of sugar into a cup ofcoffee the server will be tilted upside down, causing the sugar in thereservoir 21 to pass through the dispensing nozzle 22 into the cofiee.At the same time an additional measure of sugar will pass through theaperture 1'7 into the measure 18, and when the server is set uprightagain the reservoir 21 will again be filled ready for pouring anotherteaspoonful of sugar into the coffee.

The novel features and the operation of this device will be apparentfrom the foregoing description. While the device has been shown and. thestructure described in detail, it is obvious that this invention isnotto be considered limited I to the exact form disclosed and that changesmay be made therein within the scope of what is claimed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, whatis claimed is:

A sugar server comprising a receptacle, said receptacle having anaperture therethrough adjacent the upper edge thereof, a dischargenozzle connected to said receptacle at said aperture, said dischargenozzle being S-shaped in cross section, the top of said 8 communicatingwith said aperture, the bottom of said s forming a discharge nozzleextending vertically above said aperture, the middle of said 8connecting the entrance with the discharge section of said nozzle, thetop loop and upper middle portion of said 8 providing a measure to limitthe amount of material that may pass through the aperture when theserver is tilted, the lower middle portion and bottom loop of said sforming a reservoir to receive the Y measured amount from the measureportion, the top and bottom portions of said 8 being parallel, wherebywhen the server is tilted a substantial amount the reservoir portionwill discharge the previously measured amount and while the server isthus tilted-the measure portion will measure 1 a new amount and thenconduct it to the reservoir when the server is set upright again, and abase supporting portion; connecting the bottom of said discharge nozzleto the container, said base supporting portion tapering oi! graduallyfrom the nozzle to the container.

1 WILLIAM CROFT.

